Measuring sugar bowl



Jan .6, 1931. J. JAcoBsoN ET AL 1,787,785

MEASURING SUGAR BOWL Filed April 9. 1928 I I I y zblezeifzrf'maino,

Patented Jan. 6,1931 7 meme ABi'B W- a plication nie-a 'aiirnfaflsas. seriainopzeaes'z.

This invention relates l to. improvement in sanitary measuring sugar bowlsw. 4

The principal ob'e'ct of the invention is to provide a sugar'bowl for restaurant or do- 5 mestic use lncludlng apparatusof slmpleandpract1cal constructlon whlch will measure.

a predetermined quantity ofsugar at each operation and deliver alike quantity for the added convenience ofthe'user "and for the prevention of-conta'mination of the sugar by 4 be had' to the container vI1. The side walls the use'of'individual spoons; -A further object if thex'i paratus for, sugarin'cludinga spring-pressed return strokeof'the' plunger-as actuated by a 20, spring, the sugar flows from'the container into said chamber for (lGlIVQIyL'at the' next operation."

'Other objects andadvantages of ourin--.

itis aperture'd, as-at 20, to receive the barrel vention, and {objects} relating to, details of construction and arrangement ofparts, will" be readily apparent in. the course of the de vided with a horizontal partition 21, the side tailed description to follow; 1

The accompanying .jdrawings illustrate by wav'of example a preferred form of our ing I, p p

=23withinwhich the neckliyof the sugar con-- 0. vention, in which:

Figure- 1 lsja" view in vertical section of a measuring sugar. bowlembodyin' g'our;'invenf I tlon showing the operatlng"-mechanlsm 'en'-" 21a measurlng chambe'r 26 1s enclosed. Be

closed therein in sideeleva'tion;"

' nism being broken away) Fig. 4 is a cross-sect'onal'view on line ofFig. 7 f? Fig. 5 isjfa view' inVertic a 5-5 ofFig;

' Referring 0 v ws, e m enti' meral 1 indicates.v exterior icasing ofou'r improved sugarbowl formed-of nietal prefer 1' ably of polished and ornamental appearance,

' such as silver plate, adapti-ng' it foriuseon; a: dining table. Said casingmayfbe supported-" on legs 2 and is provided with .a handle 3;)

nvention is the provision of measuring and dehverlng ap-i I Fig. 2 is a detached fragmentary view of said operating mechanism invertical sectiom Fig. 3 is'ajiartial plan viewa indicatedby line '3' 3 of Fig. 2, parts of- 'th e mechav p p the 'u ser fint o*the upper end of a spout 30' '1 1 whose 'l'ower open endextends through the. V casing -at a convenient point for delivery of r the sugar intothecup of the user.

Each of he partitions 21 and with 'a'islotted guideway Bl zand- 32 lrespeea 'lytively,aextending through the wall of the plates 33 and a Theinner compartment 5 of the casing .is

of saidcontainer converge toward its lower end to a neck 13 protruded within the upper end of a measuringvbarrel 15,-said neck having an open passagethrough which the sugar is supplied tosaid barrel atall times.

A vertically disposed frame bar 116* is rigidly secured at its-upperend to the lid6 and adjacent the handle, 3, andat its lower end bears, :asat lf; upon the circular wall of the casi'ngi; At said bearingthe frame bar extends horizontally in a frame arm1l8 past the center verticalaxis of the casingywhere v 15; which is rigidly connected thereto. Spaced frolnitsupper end said barrel is prowalls of the barrel extending upwardly above said partition, as at 22, to provide afrecess tainer is received. Spaced downwardly from the partition 21 another horizontal partition 25'is fo'rmed betweenwhich and'the partition 25 is formed barrel directly over the frame arm 18. f Slide 1 35am tslidably mounted in said.-

guideways; respectively. The partition 21 is formed with" an aperture: 36 at its rear edge inlsyrnm etricala lignment with the slideplate side plate 133, and -:thell'ower extremi ty LOEf' said rocking lever is received in aslot 46in 18, 0f which lever onearm :50 is received in as. The partition 25 is formed with a similar aperture 37 atits forward endin syminetrical alignment with the plate 35. An inclined partition 38 is fixedly secured in the chamber'26 inclined downwardly froma'point below'the aperture 36 toward the aperture 7 37 to direct the sugar received in said chum-1 'or any otherpredeteiniined quantity. "The slide plate 33 is formed with an aperture A0 in line with the aperture 36 to registertherewith when said slide shall be restricted, as,

indicated in Fig. 2, and which is its normal inoperative position, so that sugar from the "#ilindicates an arm supported trorn the frame bar '16 in whose outer :end a lever '42 is. pivoted at its middle portion, as

at 43. The upper extremity of saidlever :is'-

receivedin a slot in the .rear end-roifpthe the projecting end of thetlower sli'de plate lugs4-8 rigidly supported on the :frameiarm slotted opening .53 inthe lower end of the frame bar 16.

The plunger bar is lguided for vertical.

reciprocatingmovements the arm 41 and the lid .6 and is formed at its upperprajectingendzabove thei'lid 6 with {a button 56? withinconvenient reach, to be} depressed by a finger of the hand of the operator, :holding the sugar bowl :by-the'handle A cellar 57'i-s rigidly connected to the plunger. bar at itsupper end within the icontaiineryandqa coil spring 518 is mounted uponsa id bar some what under t'ensionbetween illhfi'zarm 4,1 and the collar 57' wiith whichlits opposite-ends 1 gage. The lower end o f-said plunger is formed with-an eye :60 through .whixih arm 52 of theibellcrankAslextends.

the rocking. lever: 42 there'W-ith Willi-cause its tor willjreleasethe button '56, whereuponithe T plunge'rybar will be forcedupwardly:legyithe' spring 58, causing the plate 35 to close the opening 37, while at the same time the rocking bar 42 will retract the plate 33 to its original position, as indicated in Fig. 2, bringing the apertures 36 and 40 into register, allowing the sugar from the container 11 to flow therethroughmndfil l measuring chamber 26. Thus at ea ch downward actuation of the unger a measure of sugar from the chamzber26 will be delivered, andruponi return stroke the lower outlet -from said"- chamber 'Wil-lbe .oldsed and its inlet opened to renew V the measuifedquantity of sugar in said cham- J fif- *ThQGQIfiBi-Wlf'llififlY be readily refilled with sugar from time to time by the opening '7 of the lid '12 and, when deSired 'may be readcontainer l'lkwill flow into the, chamber theradvantagesg-of the construction and ap-' plication ofnour; improved :measurin .sugar bowl will be readilyzapparentg but, owfilile We have describedsthe principle of'zoperation of the invention, together-with'thedevices which wenow'cconsider thei-best'embodiment thereof,

' it will understood-@that vthe structures shown aremerely illustrative-randthat such changes may bemadetherein aswill lie within the scope-of the jfnllowvi-ngclaims.

Having described our invention; What we claii-m,is:: V

in an exterior casing, a sugar container ,removahl'y mounted in Ismdjcasmg, said con- 7 7 7 I K H 1. In a measuring sugar b0wl ,-,cons1stmg tainer fhawing :a converging outlet, a; measuring :barrel mounted iusaid casi g-arranged to recewethemntents .OfSfllCl container, said 'barr el having a pair ,of transverse partitions hawing an entrance undoutlet aperturetheremiwpectimly, a parse-an n s d measur g barrel inclined from the upper aperture to the'llowei'aperture so as to direct-the flow of I r sugan towardsthe flowerrof said-apertures, It will be seenthatj', whenzthe plunger ;55;isdepressed by the fingeriof theiopel'abnrin opi position :to thespring 58, :it wiii il 'mfruate h bellcrank arm 52 downwardly itIId QBJISethe-Q other arm' 50 to retract the, slide plfl fii35iil hit open the aperture 3.7 to admit of theiiescapel of thesugar inthelohamber 26 into the del cry-chamber 27 and thence int-,0 the/s out .39 for use. .At thesame iziine the retractin of the plate 35 throughthe engagement" of s otted; eguideways formed ithi t verse partitions, plates shidablymounted in said :gu-idewwys :mnmallyclo'sing the lower '01"; said apertures, upper of saidplates 'tures-is closed, a rocking arm-engaged with bethiohseidj plates to :Slidably actuate them in opposite directionsto alternatelyopenand close said apermms beu crank aoperatively connected to'thelower plate,- a-g' plun'ger bar mglan upcitfiunen'egisteringwith said .entrancerapnrture when the-lcwer of said; aperconnected said bellflcranlr, and' 'a. spring tending to retain:tsaid epl inger.harih it 1111- permost position.

cfl-iA'ameasur-ing su V aniexterior casing, -a sugar container removablyxmonnted in saidicasing, a measuring baa'nl': at the dower end iof gsaid rlcontainer, a

- ibowl; consisting in horizontally" disposed partition in said bar rel having an aperture at one edge, a plate slidable in said partition having an openlng therein normally adapted to register with said aperture, a lower partition in said barrel having an aperture at'its edge opposite said aperture, in the upperof said partitions, t a plate slidalole in said lowerfpartition, arranged to normally close the lower aperture,

said partitions being spaced'apart to provide 7 a measuring chamber therebetween, an in j cl1ned partition in sald chamber "directing the contents towards said lower aperture, a

frame bar vertically disposed within the cas- Q ing, an arm supported from the frame bar, j a rocking lever pivoted at its middle portion and fastened to the end ofthe arm, the upper extremity of said rocking lever engaging in a slot in the rear end of the upper slide plate and the lower extremity of said rocking lever engaging in a slot in the projecting end of the lower slide plateso as to slidably actuate I the plates in opposite directions to alternately open and close the apertures,a frame arm extending horizontally from the vertically disposed frame arm, a bell crank mounted pivotally on said frame arm and connected to thelower plate to actuate the same, a spring pressed plunger bar'to actuate said bell crank, a spout extending from the measuring barrel through the casing at its lower extremity.

JOSEPH 'JACOBSON. MICHELE FERRANDINO. 

